Any form of public speaking can be intimidating but very good for building confidence.
Bauhouse Debate Tournament took place on August 26 at Rhodesfield Engineering School of Spacialisation-Aviation and it was the launch of the Bauhouse Academy.
Former Bauhouse members attended the event and were featured as judges and directors of the tournament.
Kempton Express caught up with the Bauhouse Arts president, Nomsa Mboneli.
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“We have an open and novice category for the tournament. The open category is for learners who have been doing debate for more than two years and includes learners in Grade 10 to Grade The novice category is for learners who have been doing debate for less than two years and includes learners in Grade 8 to Grade 10,” she said.
Mboneli added that debate is the most beneficial extracurricular activity to participate in as a learner.
“Learners are actually doing academic work in a space where they are throwing ideas around.
“It’s good for self-confidence and it’s an all-inclusive extracurricular activity that allows learners to develop in other aspects of their lives.”
Crawford International Pretoria was crowned as the junior champion and Rhodesfield Engineering School of Specialisation-Aviation were crowned as senior champion.
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“My passion for debate comes from high school where I was denied the opportunity to take part in the debate because they said I did not have a multi-cultural school background,” said Bauhouse founder and Rhodesfield teacher Laetitia Muscheche.
“I came to Rhodesfield in 2008 and I introduced debate in 2009. We have never looked back,” she said.
She added every child should participate in debate because it boosts critical thinking and keeps children occupied enough to not engage in negative things.
